A Vatican Court Ruling Keeps the Lid on Financial Scandals, by Phil Lawler

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Jan 25, 2024

Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org

In a decision released yesterday, a Vatican court focused on the question of whether the forced resignation in 2017 of Libero Milone, the Vatican auditor general, “can be considered as attributable to the Secretariat of State.” The court ruled that it could not, and dismissed Milone’s wrongful-dismissal suit.

The court explained that according to Milone’s own testimony, his resignation (and that of his deputy, the late Ferruccio Panicco) had been prompted by threats from the commander of the Vatican gendarmerie, Domenico Giani. And since Giani did not work under the auspices of the Secretariat of State, that office “therefore cannot be held accountable.” QED. …

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